TiVo Vs. Cable Company's DVR Vs. Store Bought DVR

SPEED · 01-17-2007, 02:52 PM

TiVo Vs. Cable Company's DVR Vs. Store Bought DVR

Picked up a Free TiVo from Gwyneth (thanks!) & started looking at hooking it up & the service contracts they offer. The unit I have is a 40hr & looks to be outdated now by 80hr, 180hr, and 300hr units. Then there's the cable company's DVR program which offers HD + DVR with 80hrs. Finally we have a store bought DVR that Throttlepimp purchased recently that has quite a few pluses like being able to burn right onto a DVD all in the same unit.

TiVo boxes & plans:

TiVo.com | Buy TiVo

TiVo.com | Buy TiVo

TiVo.com | Buy TiVo

Charter Cable DVR:

http://www.charter.com/Visitors/Products.aspx?ProductItem=7

Throttlepimp's DVR:

Basically it looks like I have some more research to do. To swich from Charter HD box to their HD/DVR box it'll cost me just under $10 per month. As you can see in the links provided for TiVo service it'll be twice that unless I pay for more than one month service. The store bought unit will go for around $500 & up for somehting like Throttlepimp has but doesn't require a service contract.

What about Satellite & their DVR Vs. Cable?

Fill me in here peeps......... I need help!

What do you have/recommend?

Right now we have 1-Charter HD Box 1-Charter regular box & Charter Internet.

JakeR1 · 01-17-2007, 02:57 PM

I have Time Warner Cable hd + dvr. Haven't had any problems. I don't really have a lot of experience with the others. It costs me around $10/month.

SPEED · 01-17-2007, 03:02 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by JakeR1

I have Time Warner Cable hd + dvr. Haven't had any problems. I don't really have a lot of experience with the others. It costs me around $10/month.

Pretty much the same as Charter then.... 80hr recording time?

JakeR1 · 01-17-2007, 03:06 PM

I believe so.

SPEED · 01-17-2007, 06:33 PM

Where are the rest of you techies?

kawboy · 01-17-2007, 11:26 PM

+1 on Time Warner box. Werks gud....cheep two

Cyanide41 · 01-18-2007, 06:11 AM

The Scientific Atlanta boxes (I dunno which boxes Charter uses. But SA is the most common) have a usb port where you can plug in external HD to increase your storage size. Unfortunately, the programs only play on the dvr.

Fred S · 01-18-2007, 06:06 PM

+1 on the Time Warner box. Nice thing about renting the box is I get to return it any time it messes up. I've never used a Tivo so I can't say if it's better or not. I do know using the internet to program your Tivo is pretty pimp and wish the cable company would let me do that.

01-17-2007, 02:52 PM	#1
SPEED Administrator Tournaments Won: 2 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: So Cali Bikes: '07 Honda CBR600RR, Cag Pocket bike Age: 44 Posts: 11,148 iTrader: (5) Rep Power: 17 (42)	TiVo Vs. Cable Company's DVR Vs. Store Bought DVR TiVo Vs. Cable Company's DVR Vs. Store Bought DVR Picked up a Free TiVo from Gwyneth (thanks!) & started looking at hooking it up & the service contracts they offer. The unit I have is a 40hr & looks to be outdated now by 80hr, 180hr, and 300hr units. Then there's the cable company's DVR program which offers HD + DVR with 80hrs. Finally we have a store bought DVR that Throttlepimp purchased recently that has quite a few pluses like being able to burn right onto a DVD all in the same unit. TiVo boxes & plans: TiVo.com \| Buy TiVo TiVo.com \| Buy TiVo TiVo.com \| Buy TiVo Charter Cable DVR: http://www.charter.com/Visitors/Products.aspx?ProductItem=7 Throttlepimp's DVR: Basically it looks like I have some more research to do. To swich from Charter HD box to their HD/DVR box it'll cost me just under $10 per month. As you can see in the links provided for TiVo service it'll be twice that unless I pay for more than one month service. The store bought unit will go for around $500 & up for somehting like Throttlepimp has but doesn't require a service contract. What about Satellite & their DVR Vs. Cable? Fill me in here peeps......... I need help! What do you have/recommend? Right now we have 1-Charter HD Box 1-Charter regular box & Charter Internet. __________________ Live to ride another day!" SIGN UP HERE --> "Zoomsplat" -Wingers" SPORTBIKES WEST.COM User Maintenance General Forum Usage Reading and Posting Messages Last edited by SPEED : 01-17-2007 at 02:59 PM.

01-17-2007, 02:57 PM	#2
JakeR1 Club Racer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: SD Bikes: '99 R1 "The Disintegrator" '07 R1, '04 R6 "Slow" Age: 26 Posts: 2,517 iTrader: (1) Rep Power: 6 (62)	I have Time Warner Cable hd + dvr. Haven't had any problems. I don't really have a lot of experience with the others. It costs me around $10/month. __________________ Just call me Matt... www.msf-usa.org

01-17-2007, 03:06 PM	#4
JakeR1 Club Racer Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: SD Bikes: '99 R1 "The Disintegrator" '07 R1, '04 R6 "Slow" Age: 26 Posts: 2,517 iTrader: (1) Rep Power: 6 (62)	I believe so. __________________ Just call me Matt... www.msf-usa.org

01-17-2007, 06:33 PM	#5
SPEED Administrator Tournaments Won: 2 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: So Cali Bikes: '07 Honda CBR600RR, Cag Pocket bike Age: 44 Posts: 11,148 iTrader: (5) Rep Power: 17 (42)	Where are the rest of you techies? __________________ Live to ride another day!" SIGN UP HERE --> "Zoomsplat" -Wingers" SPORTBIKES WEST.COM User Maintenance General Forum Usage Reading and Posting Messages

01-18-2007, 06:11 AM	#7
Cyanide41 Canyon Carver Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: San Diego Posts: 506 iTrader: (0) Rep Power: 5 (20)	The Scientific Atlanta boxes (I dunno which boxes Charter uses. But SA is the most common) have a usb port where you can plug in external HD to increase your storage size. Unfortunately, the programs only play on the dvr. __________________ ..::JAMES::..

01-17-2007, 11:26 PM	#6
kawboy Squid Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Mira Mesa Bikes: '00 ZX-7R Posts: 174 iTrader: (0) Rep Power: 5 (10)	+1 on Time Warner box. Werks gud....cheep two

01-18-2007, 06:06 PM	#8
Fred S Canyon Carver Join Date: May 2006 Location: San Diego, CA Bikes: 07 Blue ZX-10R Age: 37 Posts: 797 iTrader: (0) Rep Power: 4 (34)	+1 on the Time Warner box. Nice thing about renting the box is I get to return it any time it messes up. I've never used a Tivo so I can't say if it's better or not. I do know using the internet to program your Tivo is pretty pimp and wish the cable company would let me do that. __________________ http://www.myspace.com/bluezx10r

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